Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You live in a small apartment building with a parking lot in back, and you often cannot find an empty parking space when you get home from work.

Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter
• describe the situation.
• explain why it bothers you.
• suggest something the landlord could do to solve the problem.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ____

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Mr. Sharam,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to bring to your attention an ongoing issue with the parking space at the apartment building. Over past few weeks, I have been struggling to get parking space whenever I return home from work.

Unfortunately, whenever I come home I could not able to park my car because the parking is always filled with visitors. As a result, I have to park few streets far from the home which caused considerable inconvience as it wasted my a lot of time. I also feel exhaused after looking for a space to park after a hectic day of work.

I would appreciate it if you could look into this matter and resolve it as soon as possible. I would be grateful if you could arrange designated parkng space for residents.

Thank you for your time and understanding. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Manveer Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three requirements: it describes the recurring parking problem, explains its effect on you, and asks the landlord to provide designated spaces for residents. The details that visitors fill the lot and that you must park several streets away make the situation clear, while the lost time and tiredness explain why it is bothersome. The request is polite and appropriate for a landlord. To make the response more fully developed, explain how resident spaces could be allocated or how visitor parking could be managed, and clarify whether the problem occurs every evening or only at busy times. This would extend the proposed solution and support the complaint more specifically.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The letter follows a clear progression from its purpose, to the parking difficulty and its consequences, and finally to a request and courteous closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish the main stages, and linking phrases such as “Unfortunately,” “As a result,” and “I would appreciate it if” guide the reader through the message. The relationship between the full lot and the need to park elsewhere is easy to follow. To strengthen cohesion further, connect the proposed resident spaces more explicitly to the problem of visitors occupying the lot—for example, by suggesting a way to identify or reserve those spaces. A little more variation in how sentences begin would also make the flow feel less formulaic.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for a formal complaint, and phrases such as “ongoing issue,” “designated ... space for residents,” and “considerable” help communicate the problem and its impact. There are, however, several spelling and word-choice errors that reduce precision, including “inconvience,” “exhaused,” and “parkng.” Some expressions are also awkward or imprecise, such as “the parking is always filled with visitors” and “park few streets far from the home.” Choose more natural collocations, such as “the lot is full of visitors’ cars” and “park several streets away.” Proofreading spelling and selecting precise phrases would make the letter sound more fluent and professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including the conditional request “I would appreciate it if you could look into this matter” and the result clause “As a result, I have to park...” These structures help maintain a polite tone, and the message remains understandable despite some grammatical errors. Review verb forms and sentence patterns: “I could not able to park” should be “I am not able to park” or “I cannot park,” while “which caused” would fit the present situation better as “which causes.” Articles and plural forms also need attention in “get parking space” and “park few streets.” More accurate control of these patterns, alongside the complex forms already attempted, would improve clarity.

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